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valplowman

Valerie, also known as The Babywise Mom, is the mother to four children. She has been blogging on Babywise and general parenting since 2007. She has a degree in technical writing and loves using those skills to help parents be the best parents they can be! Read her book, The Babywise Mom Nap Guide, to get help on sleep from birth through the preschool years. You can also find her writing at Babywise.life, Today Parenting, and Her View From Home. Read more about Valerie and her family on the About page. Follow her on Facebook, Pinterest, and Instagram for more tips and helps.

Mothers: We Don’t Need to Live at a Frantic Pace

September 11, 2023October 2, 2013 by valplowman
Mothers: We Don't Need to Live at a Frantic Pace

Inside: How to slow down and live the life you want to live and not the life you think you must life. Mothers: We Don’t Need to Live at a Frantic …

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Categories Motherhood Tags prayer, time management 7 Comments

72 Hour Kit Free Printables

August 28, 2023September 30, 2013 by valplowman

Free printable to help you keep track of what to pack in your 72 hour kit PLUS another free printable to put in your kits to help keep everyone safe. …

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Categories Emergency Prep Tags printables Leave a comment

Feed Me Friday: Autumn Soup

July 29, 2024September 27, 2013 by valplowman
Autumn soup recipe

The perfect soup to make in the fall to use your fresh garden ingredients. It tastes like fall and will hit the spot! Starting in the Fall and going into …

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Categories Autumn, Recipes Tags Feed Me Friday 3 Comments

Trouble: Kids Don’t Have to Look For It

August 28, 2023September 25, 2013 by valplowman
Kids in a circle looking down at the camera

In our modern day, trouble will find your child. Your child does not have to go looking for it–it will come to them. They need to be prepared and know …

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Brinley Pre-Toddler Summary: 13 Months Old

August 28, 2023September 24, 2013 by valplowman
13 month old Brinley petting a cat

13 month old pretoddler schedule and routine. 13 month old schedule. Baby schedule for baby’s 56-57th weeks. 56-week-old and 57-week-old baby routine and daily life. Learn about a 13 month …

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Categories Pretoddler Tags pre-toddler summary, teething 6 Comments

Solid Food and Babies: Best Practices

August 21, 2023September 19, 2013 by valplowman
Baby eating solid foods

Find out the best ages to introduce solid foods and how to do so to avoid allergies. Get info on how to introduce solids. teaching manners, avoiding picky eaters, and …

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Tips for Teaching Kiddos Restaurant Manners

August 18, 2023September 16, 2013 by valplowman
Child eating out

Do you want to eat out with your kids but you are worried about how they will behave? Or maybe you have eaten out with them and it was a …

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Categories Discipline Tags manners 2 Comments
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Valerie Plowman

Valerie Plowman, known as "the Babywise Mom", is the happy mother of four children. She has been helping parents with their parenting concerns since 2007 and loves helping others absolutely love being a parent.

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